What is Michael Palmer's specialty?

Michael Palmer (NPI 1649454117) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Where does Michael Palmer practice?

Michael Palmer practices in Tuscaloosa, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649454117.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Palmer?

Michael Palmer (NPI 1649454117) received approximately $47K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 287 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649454117

Michael PalmerM.D.

PRACTICEG I ASSOCIATES OF WEST ALABAMA PCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineTuscaloosa, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

401

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

415

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$40K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,263 Internal Medicine providers in AL — below median (cohort median 839).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

699

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$439K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium220 claims

Omeprazole43 claims

Dicyclomine Hcl43 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl37 claims

Vedolizumab35 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.8

Quality

99.3

Cost

83.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.83%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$679

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$679

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$679

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Palmer's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Amish Dave Diagnostic Radiology · Lake Jackson, TX	21	57
Alkesh Amin Internal Medicine · Lake Jackson, TX	18	116
Corey Anderson Emergency Medicine · Pasadena, TX	15	42
Craig Freedman Diagnostic Radiology · Lake Jackson, TX	14	31
Anne Witson Pathology · Conroe, TX	13	40
Mohammad Khan Emergency Medicine · Webster, TX	11	46

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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